ESL Services

Runnemede School  District Mulilingual Learner Program

English as a Second Language (ESL) is a program where children, who speak another language at home, will work on social language, listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English.  The program incorporates push-in and pull-out services by the ESL teacher as well as math and reading interventionists who will work on language acquisition and basic skills.

To qualify for ESL services you must:

Step 1- When you register your child with the school district, you will receive a home language survey. If the survey indicates that another language is the primary language spoken by the child then we will proceed with step 2.

Step 2- You child will be given the WIDA screener assessment. If their proficiency level is below a 4.5 then they will receive ESL services. 

WIDA Access for ELLs:

WIDA Access Assessment is a state mandated assessment given once a year. It is used to track the proficiency level performance in all of the language domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. 

Exiting ELL services: 

Once a student has a proficiency score of a 4.5 or higher then the student will be exited from the program. They will be monitored for 2 years after being exited to make sure they are being successful in their academic classes.